Ed Catmull Quotes
One term that's used in this industry a lot is this notion of 'feeding the beast.' You've got all of these people whose livelihoods are dependent on it. There are enormous pressures to keep material going into it, and the pressures to feed it are not irrational. They're the basis of your business.
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The colonel replied that he didn't care how my men had got the job done. He was happy that it had been accomplished. He said that, obviously, no matter how much or how little I knew technically, I was able to get the best out of people I worked with.
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Most people are interested in seeing 27-year-old women who are in movies somehow connected to sex. It's interesting to everyone. Especially little movies that are having trouble getting made, there's always sex.
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As Senator, I will always put the health and safety of New Hampshire's families first.
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Most faults are not in our Constitution, but in ourselves.
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I don't want to paint a picture of total gloom and doom.
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We don't want to be treated any differently, and we want to continue with our lives and our careers.
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I think the audience keeps it fresh for me. You just never know – every audience has its own personality.
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The whole point of music is being able to share your story. I've been songwriting for a long time, usually while on the road, as a way to get my feelings out.
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I find it really hard to relate to the Bond women or Angelina Jolie in 'Salt.' And of course it's informed by my experiences and the people I've met along the way and the places I've been.
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I just like art. I get pure pleasure from it. I have a lot of wonderful paintings, and every time I look at them I see something different.
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I've approached every character I've ever played with a poem, first and foremost.
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Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.
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Twitter has become a group conversation of that type that used to take place on trading floors.
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The kind of audience I'm speaking to is a very wide range of people.
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I talk about Beyonce too much. I am a diehard.
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Actors should never be important. Only directors should have power and place.
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I grew up listening to Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf and lots of blues, R&B and Motown.
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Television is now the dominant factor in the lives of too many American children.
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I was getting old, man. I was staring 27 in the face.
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Diversity is what makes life interesting.
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I'm the first social media star cast as a regular on a Disney Channel series, and I think I'm the first one under 25 from social media to become a series regular.
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One term that's used in this industry a lot is this notion of 'feeding the beast.' You've got all of these people whose livelihoods are dependent on it. There are enormous pressures to keep material going into it, and the pressures to feed it are not irrational. They're the basis of your business.
